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The hand of history will be weighing heavily on the shoulders of South Africa’s political leaders in the coming hours and days
KZN is stable, despite many incidents of civil unrest in recent months, according to the provincial commissioner
Did Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid for the stoner vote suffer from short-term memory loss?
A survey conducted on the day of the elections found fewer than half of people were confident that their votes would be counted accurately, down from 60% in the previous poll
Many African countries have weak election management systems, and citizens are rightly worried about human interference in electoral processes
It could just be Serbia, Hungary or Denmark
Failure to deliver infrastructure impacts on basic social needs
A thorough understanding of the various influencing factors is required
It faced budget cuts, the burden of an amended electoral system and a legal challenge from Jacob Zuma